A 14-1/2 pound doormat Fluke was weighted in today by Brian Coen that he caught in the Barnegat Light surf.Rob and his dad, Rocco fished for about an hour and a half this morning along side of the high bar dyke and caught 8 shorts and a 23-inch fatty.
Rocco also surf fished this morning in Ship Bottom and caught a short fluke.
Steve on the Sea Treaver landed 3 tuna. They were 60 to 70-pound yellowfin tuna. Also caught was a Barracuda and a small blue marlin all while fishing at Toms Canyon.
Received: Saturday, August 02, 2008 5:47 PM Subject: Saturdays report
Fluke fishing today was pretty good water temperature finally hit 73 degrees there was a fair amount of keepers caught today .Average catch was 2 to 4 keeper fluke per angler some of the guys also had over 20 shorts. Pool fish today was a 5.5 lb fluke. ~ Capt Brant, Party Boat: Miss Beach Haven (609)978-1336
Received: Saturday, August 02, 2008 2:49 PM Subject: FW: Reel Fantasea Charters fishing report
This week saw steady action with fluke, bluefish, hickory shad, schoolie stripers, and blackfish to 3-lbs. But the weakfish were a disappointment. Joe Kinlin of the Green Briar fishing club was out with son Tom for some back bay weakfishing but found the trout to have a case of lock jaw, so it was off to see what else we could catch. The guys ended the trip with a steady pick on feisty blues and stripers on plastics using light spinning tackle. Bill Artigilier was out with daughter Jessica to experience some light tackle action with blues, fluke and ended the night catching hickory shad (aka: Jersey Tarpon) that were swarming and free jumping in our grass shrimp slick. Regulars Jay Simmons and Joe Franke teamed up in hopes of some grass shrimping weakfish action but found again the trout not responding to our grass shrimp. It was time once again to see what else we could catch and found piles of just undersized fluke to get the rods bending. After the tide went slack in the back we moved around a bit to locate a "Slam Fest" with over a dozen schoolie stripers and keeper blackfish to 3lbs. The guys ended the day throwing back more undersize 17" to 17-7/8" fluke. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that the powers that be come to their senses and relies that our fluke stock is in phenomenal condition. ~
Captain Steve Purul, Reel Fantasea Charters 609-290-1217
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Ship Bottom, New Jersey
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